About Me: Female, 28, Ellicott City, MD, member since Jun 2011
Hi! My name is Ashley and I am almost 17 years old. I'm a very loving and caring person <3.
Since the day i was born I have had numerous medical problems. I was 5 and a h
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[More]alf weeks premature. Since then(in order of conditions) Heart Monitor(baby), caps put on soft teeth(2), Asthma(6/7), inguinal hernias(around 7),injured arm(fell off playground 3rd grade), bad dog bite (4th grade) Knee pain(since 5th grade), bent thumb(6th grade),hit in head hard with tennis racket(7th grade) growth on right knee, bad chest pain, abdominal pain, nerve issues in right arm, constant stomach issues/bowels, acne,vertigo(9th grade),P.O.T.S(Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrom), ADHD + anxiety(10th grade),self-harm(10th grade), about a month in hospital due to migraines(11th grade), depression/Bipolar disorder(11th grade),Insomnia (11th grade), Acid reflux/Gerd(11th grade), Allergies since middle school every yr i had more allergies(long list), poor nutrition due to me being a picky eater and allergies, weight gain caused by all the different meds i have to take, irregular menstrual periods(11-current yrs old) most recent 2 months of heavy bleeding causing low iron, Eye convergence problem.(Glasses to help correct eyes on close work only), and back/neck pain since middle school.
Morning meds include; Womens Multi-Vitamin, 24 hr Prevacid, 200mg Lamotrigine(Lamictal), Potassium Chloride 10MEQ, Fludrocort(Florinef) 1 and half tablets[0.1mg per tablet], Allegra 180, Iron Supplement(1 hr after Prevacid).
Nighttime Meds; 6 mg Melatonin, 30mg Amitriptyline (Elavil), and 2 mg of Clonazepam (Klonopin).
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